Wading
Through Shallow Water
by
Toni Morrow Wyatt
Genre:
Paranormal Romantic Suspense
Bookstore
owner, Dee Dee Montgomery, was born with a gift. Not only does she
possess magical powers, she is able to tell the history of an object
by touching it. Fiercely independent, the last thing Dee Dee is
looking for is love.
When
author, Alex Winter, loses his wife to cancer shortly after the birth
of their son, writing becomes his therapy. His book, Moving Past the
Hurt, spurs a book signing tour, which leads him to Dee Dee's
bookstore.
Just
when Dee Dee's world is about to turn into a fairy tale, a tragic
accident rips it all away.
Kate
Waterhouse, Alex's ex-sister-in-law, pops into town as things are
falling apart, bringing her handsome, arrogant brother, Blake.
Determined
to claim what she believes is rightfully hers, Kate must locate her
family's Book of Shadows. As Kate's evil plot unfolds, leaving lives
on the line, Dee Dee must face the Waterhouse siblings or risk losing
everyone she loves.
“Thanks,” Dee Dee said. “Ah ha,
here it is.”
“Here what is?”
“The information about the author
coming on Wednesday. His name is Alex Winter. His book is
called, Moving
Past the Hurt. Hmm, can you open up one of those boxes and see if you can
pull
out a copy?”
Sofie grabbed the keys off Dee
Dee’s desk and sliced open the packing tape. She pulled out a book
and flipped
to the back cover.
“Take a look at him. Not bad,”
she said, handing the book to Dee Dee.
Dee Dee looked at the picture and
read his bio.
“Alex Winter is a widowed father.
He left his flourishing practice as a corporate lawyer when his
wife succumbed
to cancer shortly after the birth of their child. He now devotes his time to
raising
his son while running a profitable consulting service. He lives just
outside of San Antonio, Texas,
in the small town of Boerne.”
“What a story. Apparently, there
are still some good ones out there, and this one happens to live
nearby.
Interesting,” Sofie said, raising her eyebrows.
Dee Dee took in the photo of Alex
again. His face was blank with no trace of a smile. He wore a comfortable
looking casual sweater. His brown hair curled slightly as it brushed against
the top of his
collar. She couldn’t make out whether his eyes were a light blue
or green, but what she did see,
was the sadness of past events reflected back
at her. The pain gave them a depth she recognized.
She had seen it in her own
mirror many times. Absently, she stroked the side of his face with her
thumb.
Shaking the memories from her
head, she looked up at Sofie.
“Uh oh, what just happened?”
“Nothing. Why?” Dee Dee said,
putting the book on her desk.
“It looked as if you were about
to climb into that picture with him. Are you okay?”
“Sure. Why wouldn’t I be?”
“You tell me. Seems as if Mr.
Winter has a fan.”
Avoiding eye contact, Dee Dee got
up from her chair and came around the desk to start opening
more boxes. Sofie
took it as her clue to leave. Just before disappearing around the corner, she
caught Dee Dee’s eye and winked. As her footsteps receded, Dee Dee picked up
the book, opening
it to look at the picture once more.
“I recognize that hurt, Alex Winter. More
than you will ever know.”
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Toni
Morrow Wyatt grew up in a small town in Illinois. Her love of reading
and writing was the greatest gift her mother gave her. In later
years, she opened her own independent book business named, Kindred
Books. In 2006, she folded the business and moved to the San
Antonio/Boerne, Texas area, where she lived for three years. Her
newest novel, Wading Through Shallow Water is set there.
Her
flash fiction piece, “A Knock of Chance” was published in From
the Depths literary journal in 2012. Her first novel, Return to Rocky
Gap quickly followed. Her award winning short story, Spuds Dawson Has
His Day was published in the Belle Reve Literary Journal. Her young
adult suspense/mystery, A Killing Among Friends, was released in
2015. You can also find it in Twisted: A Thriller Collection. Last
year, she released A Walk Between the Winds, which was co-authored
with her mother, Margaret Chism Morrow.
When not
writing, she devotes her time to her family, reading as much as she
possibly can, and research. She currently lives in North Carolina
with her husband and two sons.
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